Josh Vitters

The Yankees have shown they are not interested in having their 12-year playoff streak interrupted, after all. This might be Joe Torre's last season as the manager, but it seems more likely he will be able to leave on his own terms, not because he was pushed out.

A 21-8 start to the second half not only put the Yankees back in the wild-card picture but even started putting some heat on the Boston Red Sox. Entering Saturday, New York had made up all but five games of a deficit that stood at 141/2 May 29.

While his team was losing two of three to the Yankees last week, including the brawl-filled game Tuesday, Toronto manager John Gibbons acknowledged the obvious. These Yankees...

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